GULF OF GUINEA CONSERVATION GROUP
GULF OF GUINEA ISLANDS' BIODIVERSITY NETWORK
Lepidoptera Noctuidae - São Tomé and Príncipe
Principal sources for this species list are:
Wojtusiak, J. 1996. The Checklist of the Noctuidae moths of São Tomé and Príncipe islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part I. Noctuinae, Heliothinae, Hadeninae, Acronictinae, Amphipyrinae. Lambillionea XCVI(2): 278-282.
Wojtusiak, J. 1996. The Checklist of the Noctuidae moths of São Tomé and Príncipe islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part II. Acontiinae, Euteliinae, Stictopterinae, Sarrothripinae, Chloephorinae, Plusiinae. Lambillionea XCVI(3): 536-541.
Wojtusiak, J. 1996. The Checklist of the Noctuidae moths of São Tomé and Príncipe islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. Lambillionea XCVI(4): 683-693.
Table I:
| Island | No. of species | No. of endemic species* | % endemism |
| Príncipe | 56 | 3 | 5.4 |
| São Tomé | 145 | 31 | 21.4 |
* Including endemics shared by the two islands
Table II:
| Species | Island | Status |
| Noctuinae | ||
|
Agrotis ypsilon |
São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Ochropleura omochra | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Heliothinae | ||
| Helicoverpa armigera | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Hadeninae | ||
| Apospasta deprivata | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Apospasta tamsi | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Nyodes thomae | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Leucania loreyi | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Leucania phaea | São Tomé, Príncipe |
Non-endemic |
| Leucania metasarca | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Aletia tincta | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Aletia pyrausta | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Acronictinae | ||
| Craniophora adelphica | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Amphipyrinae | ||
| Callixena versicolora | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Stenopterygia firmivena | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Neostichtis nigricostata gibbosa | São Tomé, Príncipe | Endemic |
| Feliniopsis bipunctata | Príncipe | Endemic |
| Feliniopsis consummata | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Feliniopsis africana | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Feliniopsis breviuscula | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
|
Oligia infima |
São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Conservula cinisigna | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Callopistria maillardi | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Callopistria nigeriensis miosticta | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Callopistria chera | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Callopistria nigrosticta | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Spodoptera cilium | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Spodoptera exigua | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Spodoptera littoralis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Spodoptera triturata | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Athetis pigra | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Condica pauperata | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Carelis ochrivirga | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Eleadopsis loxoscia | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Callyna figurans thomae | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Acontiinae | ||
| Eublemmoides apicimacula | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Eublemma exigua | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Eublemma aurantiaca | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Cerynea ignealis | São Tomé |
Non-endemic |
| Cerynea thermesialis | São Tomé, Príncipe |
Non-endemic |
| Oruza latifera | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Enispades angola | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Corgatha drepanodes | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Corgatha hypoxantha | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Amyna octo | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Amyna rubrirena poecila | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Lithacodia blandula | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Eustrotia foedalis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Euteliinae | ||
| Caligatus angassi | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Eutelia snelleni | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Eutelia blandiatrix | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Eutelia malanga | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Eutelia adoxodes | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Eutelia melanopis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Chlemetia insularis | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Stictopteriinae | ||
| Lophoptera togata | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Lophoptera litigiosa | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Stictoptera conturbata sanctae | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Stictoptera rhabdota | São Tomé, Príncipe | Endemic |
| Sarrothripinae | ||
| Garelia nephelota | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Characoma stictigrapta | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Pardasena atripuncta | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Epigiauria trachylepis | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Giauria lia | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Giauria repletana | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Elesmoides thomae | São Tomé, Príncipe | Endemic |
| Chloephorinae | ||
| Earias ogovana | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Earias biplaga | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Earias insulana | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Lophocrama phoenicochlora | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Microzada subrosea | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Negeta crytogramma | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Negeta approximans | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Plusiinae | ||
| Chrysodeixis chalcites | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Chrysodeixis acuta | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Trichoplusia spoliata | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Agrapha accentifera | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Agrapha furcifera | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Agrapha polycampta | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Ctenoplusia phocea | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Ctenoplusia edora | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Ctenoplusia sestertia | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Ctenoplusia aenescens | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Argyrogramma signata | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Plusiopalpa dichora | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Catocalinae | ||
| Erebus walkeri | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Ophiusa overlaeti | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Ophiusa dilecta | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Ophiusa despecta | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Ophiusa tumiditermina | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Tolna atrigona | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Ercheia subsignata | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Achaea mormoides | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Achaea ezea thomensis | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Achaea indicabilis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Achaea faber | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Achaea finita | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Achaea tornistigma | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Achaea boris | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Achaea usitata | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Achaea rothkirchi | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Achaea flexuosa | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Dysgonia nesites | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Dysgonia palpalis distincta | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Dysgonia humilis | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Dysgonia conjunctura | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Dysgonia torrida | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Dysgonia algira | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Dysgonia derogans | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Dysgonia goniophora | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Dysgonia angularis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Dysgonia glaphyra | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Grammodes bifasciata | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Trigonodes hyppasia | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Parachalciope euclidicola | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Mocis frugalis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Mocis mayeri | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Mocis undata | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Pericyma polygramma | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Ophiderinae | ||
| Tavia nycterina lyga | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Bareia incidens | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Aedia leucomelas thomae | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Catephia iridocosma | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Ericeia congregata | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Ecpatia sp. | São Tomé | Endemic? |
| Facidia vacillans | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Delgamma pangonia | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Serrodes trispila cordifera | São Tomé, Príncipe | Endemic |
| Exophyla melanocleis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Ugia mascusalis | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Marcipa acuta | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Marcipa camerunica | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Marcipa maculifera | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Marcipa magniplaga | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Hypocala dysdamarta | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Acantholipes trimeni | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Rhesala moestalis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Anomis flava | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Anomis sabulifera | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Anomis leona | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Anomis iobapta | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Anomis simulatrix | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Anomis sp. | Príncipe | Endemic ? |
| Panilla sp. | São Tomé | Endemic ? |
| Gesonia obeditalis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Gesonia stictigamma | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Maxera brachytecten | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Maxera subocellata | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Eudocima divitiosa | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Eudocima materna | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Eudocima fullonia | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Raclia cervina | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Plusiodonta commoda | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Radara subcupralis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Calyptra imperialis | Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Macella euritiusalis | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Anticarsia irrorata | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Eutermina sp. | São Tomé | Endemic ? |
| Episparis sp. | São Tomé | Endemic ? |
| Bonaberiana crassisquama | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Hypeninae | ||
| Hypena varialis | São Tomé, Príncipe | Non-endemic |
| Hypena obacerralis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Hypena neoplyta | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Hypena schulzei | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Hypena conscitalis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Hypena covani | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Dichromia thomensis | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Dichromia mutilata effusa | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Hypenoidinae | ||
| Luceria oculalis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |
| Herminiinae | ||
| Hydrillodes thomensis | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Aulocheta violacea | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Ablepina delospila | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Ctenypena tenuis | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Adrapsa occidens | São Tomé | Endemic |
| Polypogon fractalis | São Tomé | Non-endemic |